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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network  has ensured essential immunization services during the COVID pandemic
The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network  is an innovative technological solution aimed at strengthening immunization supply chain systems across the country. This is being implemented under National Health Mission  by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. eVIN aims to provide real-time information on vaccine stocks and flows, and storage temperatures across all cold chain points in the country. This robust system has been used with the requisite customization during the COVID pandemic for ensuring continuation of the essential immunization services and protecting our children and pregnant mothers against vaccine preventable diseases.
eVIN combines state-of-the-art technology, a strong IT infrastructure and trained human resource to enable real time monitoring of stock and storage temperature of the vaccines kept in multiple locations across the country.
eVIN has reached 32 States and Union Territories  and will soon be rolled-out in the remaining States and UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Ladakh and Sikkim. At present, 23,507 cold chain points across 585 districts of 22 States and 2 UTs routinely use the eVIN technology for efficient vaccine logistics management. Over 41,420 vaccine cold chain handlers have been introduced to digital record-keeping by training them on eVIN. Nearly 23,900 electronic temperature loggers have been installed on vaccine cold chain equipment for accurate temperature review of vaccines in storage.
The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network has helped create a big data architecture that generates actionable analytics encouraging data-driven decision-making and consumption based planning that helps in maintaining optimum stocks of vaccines leading to cost savings. Vaccine availability at all times has increased to 99% in most health centers. An activity rate of more than 99% reflects high adoption of the technology across all health centers where eVIN is currently operational. While instances of stock-outs have reduced by 80%, the time taken to replenish stocks has also decreased by more than half, on an average. This has ensured that every child who reaches the immunization session site is immunized, and not turned back due to unavailability of vaccines.
To support the Government of India’s efforts to combat COVID-19, eVIN India is helping the State/UT governments monitor the supply chain of COVID response material. Since April 2020, eight States  are using the eVIN application with 100% adherence rate to track State specific COVID-19 material supplies, ensure availability and raise alerts in case of shortage of 81 essential drugs and equipment.
This strong platform has the potential to be leveraged for any new vaccine including COVID-19 vaccine, as and when available.
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IFSC Authority
Constitution of an Expert Committee on Sustainable Finance
International Financial Services Centres Authority  has been established as a unified regulator to develop and regulate financial products, financial services, and financial institutions in the International Financial Services Centres  in India.
India aspires to be a frontrunner in climate action, which is evident in its commitment towards its intended Nationally Determined Contributions under Paris Agreement. Raising financial resources for climate change adaptation and mitigation actions of this scale needs active participation of international investors. IFSCA envisions GIFT- IFSC as a global hub for sustainable finance thereby acting as a gateway for channelizing foreign capital into India.
IFSCA, in its endeavour to develop the required eco-system has constituted an Expert Committee to recommend approach towards development of Sustainable Finance Hub and provide road map for the same. The expert committee is being chaired by Shri C.K. Mishra, Former Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change. The committee consists of leaders across the sustainable finance spectrum, including international agencies, standard setting bodies, funds, academia, and consultancies.
The constitution of the committee can be accessed through the following weblink:
https://ifsca.gov.in/IFSCACommittees
Ministry of Communications
TRAI releases Consultation Paper on Definition of International Traffic
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India  has today released a Consultation Paper on Definition of International Traffic.
Department of Telecommunications  through a reference dated 30.08.2022 requested the Authority to provide its recommendations under Section 11 of TRAI Act, 1997  on definition of International SMS and Domestic SMS.
The load carried on a telecommunication network is called traffic, or more specifically ‘telecommunication traffic’. Telecommunication traffic comprises of several types of traffic such as voice call, SMS, etc. Further, telecommunication traffic comprises domestic traffic , and international traffic. In the Indian context, domestic traffic comprises intra-circle traffic and inter-circle traffic which have been specifically defined in the Unified License. As intra-circle traffic and inter-circle traffic are the only two components of domestic traffic, the term ‘domestic traffic’ has been defined implicitly in the Unified License.
The Authority noted that the term ‘international traffic’ has not been defined in the Unified License and that ‘international SMS’ is a type of ‘international traffic’. Therefore, the Authority is of the view that instead of defining international SMS in the Unified License Agreement, it would be appropriate to define the term ‘international traffic’, instead.
In this regard, a Consultation Paper on Definition of International Traffic seeking inputs from stakeholders has been placed on TRAI’s website . Written comments on the issues raised in the Consultation Paper are invited from the stakeholders by May 30, 2023 and counter-comments by June 13, 2023. The comments/counter-comments may be sent, preferably in electronic form at advmn@trai.gov.in.
Ministry of Science & Technology
DBT-BIRAC Call on COVID-19 Research Consortium
Proposals sought on development of diagnostics, vaccines,therapeutics and other interventions
16 proposals have been recommended for funding support
Department of Biotechnology and Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council had invited applications on COVID-19 Research Consortium. The first phase of the call ended on 30th March 2020 and around 500 applications were received from academia and Industry. The multi-tiered review process is ongoing and till date 16 proposals of devices, diagnostics, vaccine candidates, therapeutics and other interventions have been recommended for receiving funding support.
A multifaceted approach is being adopted to ensure that vaccine candidates utilizing different platforms and at different stages of development are fast tracked through this Research Consortium under funding from National Biopharma Mission. Both, repurposing of existing vaccine candidates for immediate protection of high-risk groups and novel vaccine candidate development were considered while selecting proposals under this call.Funding support has been recommended to Cadila Healthcare Ltd for advancing the development of a DNA Vaccine candidate against Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. and to Bharat Biotech International Ltd for COVID-19 vaccine candidate utilising theinactivated rabies vector platform. Furthermore, for the Phase III human clinical trials study of recombinant BCG vaccine  planned in high-risk population, Serum Institute of India Private Limited will be supported. Development of a novel vaccine evaluation platform at National Institute of Immunology to support SARS-CoV-2 vaccine development has also been approved for financial support.
Production of purified immunoglobulin G, IgG, at commercial scale from COVID-19 convalescent sera and production of high titers of equine hyper immune globulin for the treatment of COVID infected patients on large scale will be supported at Virchow Biotech Pvt Ltd.Financial support to OncoSeek Bio Pvt Ltd will be provided to create an in vitro Lung Organoid model.
To boost indigenous production and to scale-up the production of molecular and Rapid diagnostic tests following companies will receive financial support: Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd, Huwel Lifesciences, Ubio Biotechnology Systems Pvt Ltd, Dhiti Life Sciences Pvt Ltd, MagGenome Technologies Pvt Ltd, Bigtec Pvt Ltd and Yaathum Biotech Pvt Ltd.
Common shared facility to manufacture diagnostic kits and ventilators will be established at Andhra Pradesh MedTech Zone  under National Biopharma Mission of DBT to provide scale up production capacity to different manufacturers.
Development and deployment of contactless, affordable thermopile based ultrasonic sensors for screening of COVID-19 suspects and indigenous production of novel PPE for healthcare professionals will also be supported.
Ministry of Defence
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology wins first prize in Smart India Hackathon-2020
Defence Institute of Advanced Technology  Pune, an autonomous organization under the Department of Defence Research & Development, DRDO, won 1st prize in Smart India Hackathon -2020, where Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi interacted with the participants in a live event.
The SIH-2020, the 36-hour non-stop digital product building competition was a national level competition for software edition organized jointly by the Ministry of Human Resource Development  and All India Council for Technical Education  held during 1-3 August 2020 at Noida Institute of Engineering & Technology , Uttar Pradesh.
The DIAT student team “Age of Ultron” which comprised of six members under the guidance of Dr. Sunita Dhavale, won the 1st Prize of
Rupees 1 Lakh for solving problem statement MS331 in the category of software posed by the Madhya Pradesh Government. The team provided the solution titled “DRISHTI” for the face, expression and gesture recognition using Artificial Intelligence.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy has congratulated the DIAT Team on winning the award for a consecutive second time.
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Temporary disconnection date of BSNL Postpaid Mobile & WIMAX Services
General Manager for Mobile Services BSNL Kerala Circle has informed that all GSM & WIMAX Postpaid customers have to pay their Mobile Bill dated 03-11-2017, before 27th November 2017 to enjoy continued service.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 496
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 192.95 Crore
More than 12 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 192.95 Crore  today. More than 12 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10406766
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2nd Dose
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10037666
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Precaution Dose
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5176206
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18418688
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2nd Dose
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17579933
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Precaution Dose
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8569365
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Age Group 12-14 years
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|
1st Dose
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33450264
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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15403624
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Age Group 15-18 years
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|
1st Dose
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59342715
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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45321233
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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557021402
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2nd Dose
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488861162
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Precaution Dose
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718707
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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203225983
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2nd Dose
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190587075
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Precaution Dose
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1294941
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Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
127074028
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2nd Dose
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118856913
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Precaution Dose
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18241316
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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1008939846
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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886647606
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Precaution Dose
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34000535
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Total
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1929587987
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 26th May, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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39
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2nd Dose
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632
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Precaution Dose
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10817
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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|
64
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2nd Dose
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1129
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Precaution Dose
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32616
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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136489
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|
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2nd Dose
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257467
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|
Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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36506
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|
|
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2nd Dose
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105128
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|
Age Group 18-44 years
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|
1st Dose
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31901
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|
2nd Dose
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|
309737
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|
Precaution Dose
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|
28643
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|
Age Group 45-59 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
5460
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2nd Dose
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69501
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Precaution Dose
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|
24980
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Over 60 years
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|
1st Dose
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|
3747
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2nd Dose
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48369
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Precaution Dose
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159546
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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214206
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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791963
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Precaution Dose
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256602
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Total
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1262771
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Clarification of M/o Social Justice & Empowerment regarding Disbursement under its Scholarship Schemes
Some news articles have mentioned that the pandemic Covid - 19 has increased disbursal delays under scholarship schemes and that the students are facing a lot of problems.
In order to clarify the factual status, it is informed that Department of Social Justice & Empowerment implements various scholarship schemes for the target groups like scheduled castes/ other backward classes, de-notified tribes, economically weaker sections in association with State Governments/ Union Territory Administrations/ University Grant Commission/directly.
The Department has rigorously followed with the implementing agencies so that the beneficiaries don’t face any burden especially during this crisis of COVID-19. Under the flagship scheme of Post Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Castes Students, the Department has already released 75% of central share by June, 2020 to all concerned States/UTs based on anticipated demand. Remaining release of 25% of the Central share has also been sanctioned on case to case basis.
All the implementing agencies have been asked to process expeditiously the scholarship applications so that students don’t face any hardship. In all other schemes of the Department, funds are being released to the implementing agencies on a regular basis and close monitoring with the concerned authoritiesis being done on a day-to-day basis.
Disbursement of fellowships to SC beneficiaries under the Scheme of National Fellowships for SCs is monitored by the Department on a monthly basis with the University Grants Commission  and other stakeholders. They have been directed by the Department of Social Justice to ensure timely disbursement of fellowships to the students under the scheme.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Union Government offers 8.5 Lakh Metric Ton of Pulses from central buffer to State Governments at average market rates
The Department of Consumer Affairs that maintains buffer stock of Pulses for the Union Government under the Price Stabilisation Mechanism has offered approximately 8.5 Lakh Metric Ton of Pulses to State Governments at average market rates. The decision in this regard was informed during a meeting chaired by the Secretary Consumer Affairs, Shri Avinash Srivastava to review prices and availability of Pulses across the nation. The purpose is to ensure an increased overall availability of Pulses in the market across India and also to ensure that prices remain stable. The break-up of this 8.5 LMT is as follows:
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Pulses
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Stock offered
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Tur
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3.2 LMT
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Urad
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2 LMT
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Chana
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1.2 LMT
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Moong
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1.5 LMT
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Masoor
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57,000 MT
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Total
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8.47 LMT
Ministry of Finance
Shri Deepak Das takes charge as new Controller General of Accounts 
Shri Deepak Das took charge as the new Controller General of Accounts here today. Shri Deepak Das is the 25th officer to hold the position of Controller General of Accounts .
Shri Deepak Das, a 1986-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service  officer, is appointed by the Government of India as the Controller General of Accounts , Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, with effect from August 1, 2021.
During his 35 years long career, Shri Das has held important positions at different levels in Ministries such as Science & Technology, Environment & Forest, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade & Heavy Industries, Commerce & Textile, Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Road Transport, Highways, Shipping, Home Affairs and Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs. Shri Das has also been the Director of the Institute of Government Accounts and Finance , the training academy of the Indian Civil Accounts Service.
Shri Das has handled important portfolios while on Central deputation to the Government of India, where he served as Deputy Secretary as well as Director in the Ministry of Defence and as Member  in the Inland Waterways Authority of India, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Prior to assuming charge of CGA, Shri Das served as the Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes, where he was pivotal to several important technology-driven initiatives relating to direct taxes collection, reporting and receipt accounting.
Shri Das is an alumnus of Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 192.38 Cr
Over 3.28 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 14,832
2,022 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.75%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.49%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 192.38 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,42,38,619 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.28 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,06,543
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2nd Dose
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1,00,34,725
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Precaution Dose
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51,20,932
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,18,286
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2nd Dose
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1,75,74,512
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Precaution Dose
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84,21,873
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,28,98,570
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2nd Dose
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1,42,09,586
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,91,96,768
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2nd Dose
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4,48,68,847
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,68,61,124
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2nd Dose
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48,74,05,133
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Precaution Dose
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5,99,690
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,31,97,206
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2nd Dose
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19,02,51,150
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Precaution Dose
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11,84,982
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,70,54,233
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2nd Dose
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11,86,19,321
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Precaution Dose
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1,75,22,134
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Precaution Dose
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3,28,49,611
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Total
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1,92,38,45,615
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 14,832. Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.75%. 2,099 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,99,102.
2,022 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,94,812 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 84.70 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.49% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.69%.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
Social Security Schemes
The Ministry of Labour & Employment, through its Labour Welfare Organizations across the country, implements welfare schemes relating to housing, education and health for beedi workers, mica mine workers, limestone & dolomite mine workers, iron ore manganese, chrome ore mine workers and cine workers. These schemes were earlier administered through 5 Welfare Cess and Welfare Funds under various Cess Acts of Parliament. Now, these cesses have been abolished/subsumed in GST and the welfare schemes have been retained with funding from the Consolidated Fund of India. Salient features of these welfare schemes: are as follows:
 Revised Integrated Housing Scheme-2016: Subsidy of Rs.1,50,000 for construction of a new house is provided to the workers in three installments.
 Education Scheme: Financial Assistance varying from Rs.250 to Rs.15,000 per year is provided to the wards of the workers studying in classes I to XII or pursuing non-professional and professional degree/graduate/post graduate courses.
 Health Scheme: Health care facilities are provided to the workers and their dependents through 12 hospitals and 286 dispensaries under Labour Welfare Organizations across the country. In addition, reimbursement of expenditure for specialized treatment taken in Government recognized hospitals is also provided.
The above three schemes have been extended upto the financial year 2019-20. In addition to the above welfare schemes, the Central Government has recently converged the social security schemes of Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana  with Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana  and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana  to provide life and disability coverage to the unorganised workers  depending upon their eligibility. PMJJBY gives coverage of Rs.2 lakhs on death at premium of Rs.330/- per annum. PMSBY gives coverage of upto Rs.2 lakhs on accidental death and disability at premium of Rs.12 per annum. Under the scheme, the Central Government contributes 50% of the premium for eligible unorganized workers and has requested the States to contribute the remaining 50% premium.
This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State  for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.